Articles by Mike Ryan

Underneath its bright blue plumage, this '66 Falcon features a number of surprises.

In 1969, after a decade of growth that led to Honda becoming the top-selling motorcycle manufacturer in America and the world, Honda embarked on a new mission to sell cars in the United States.

This past 21-23 October saw the seventh annual Motorclassica Australian International Concours d'Elegance and Classic Motor Show mark the first ever time an Australian-made car has won the 'Best in Show' prize - at this or any other international-level concours event.

Chamberlain 8' and 'Molina Monza' consigned for Mossgreen sale in November.

The 1992 movie Wayne's World gave a new lease of life to two things: Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody; and the AMC Pacer. This past week in Las Vegas, the latter was given another lease of life when it set a new record at auction.

Three of the last Falcons built at Ford's Broadmeadows factory have been auctioned through Manheim today, the trio selling for a combined total of $284,500.

The last three publicly-available Falcons produced at Ford Australia's Broadmeadows assembly plant will go to auction on 15 October through Manheim as part of the 'Ford Final 4' auction.

Today, 7 October, 2016, saw the end of an automotive era in Australia, when Ford's Broadmeadows and Geelong factories ceased production, bringing an end to Ford's local manufacturing and assembly operations after 91 years and the end of the Falcon after 56 years.

29 September, 2016, marks the official 50th birthday for the Chevrolet Camaro, as the first example of the first-generation Camaro was sold on 29 September, 1966.

This year's Motorclassica, the Australian International Concours d'Elegance and Classic Motor Show, will take place on 21-23 October, in the halls and grounds of Melbourne's historic Royal Exhibition Building.

Billed as a "festival of family entertainment", the all-new MotorWorld Sydney motoring festival hits Sydney MotorSport Park this 1-4 December, with online ticket sales for the event starting today, including special offers for early bird ticket buyers.

A specially tuned Volkswagen Beetle has just hit 328.195KM/H at Lake Bonneville in Utah to become the world's fastest VW Beetle.